UAS Services by Airbus DS Airborne Solutions GmbH

Comprehensive UAS services built on experience

Each service offered by Airbus UAS Services draws upon Airbus’ engineering depth and real-world operational expertise ensuring dependable, compliant, and cost-effective uncrewed operations.

Acting as a single UAS services provider for customers worldwide, Airbus supports multiple system types including VTOL, tactical and MALE systems for military, institutional and civil missions. We also integrate Airbus and partner platforms enabling a flexible multi-system approach tailored to customer needs.

In addition, we offer a range of specialist UAS capabilities, including Integration & Test, Engineering & Tool Chain, Production & Maintenance, Logistics, Ground Control Stations, and Certification & Air Space Integration for uncrewed aerial vehicles, helping organisations manage every stage of uncrewed system operations.

UAS Consulting

Airbus supports organisations that are establishing or expanding uncrewed aircraft operations. Our consulting services cover requirement analysis, system design, qualification and certification, as well as bid and contract preparation, supplier management and implementation support.

Our specialist teams also advise on regulatory frameworks, airworthiness, and the legal and environmental considerations that shape successful UAS operations. Airbus has demonstrated the integration of uncrewed platforms into existing command-and-control environments, for example by linking the KZO system to the German Army’s ADLER network, which further underscores our ability to support big-data and information-management solutions for uncrewed fleets.

UAS Training

Airbus provides comprehensive training for uncrewed aircraft systems, drawing on decades of experience with platforms such as KZO, Heron 1 and the German Heron TP. Our programmes support Air Vehicle Operators, Payload Operators, Mission Commanders, maintenance personnel and ground crews, ensuring that every role involved in UAS operations receives tailored and effective instruction.

Training combines classroom modules, simulator exercises and live-flight sessions. For operators introducing new platforms, train-the-trainer programmes can be developed in cooperation with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to help build internal expertise.

Courses also cover human-factors awareness, flight safety and UAS certification standards, while simulation is used to maintain crew proficiency and readiness between missions.

Full Service Operations and Support

For customers seeking turnkey solutions, Airbus operates uncrewed systems directly, providing certified pilots, payload operators, maintenance teams and logistics under service contracts.

The UAS Support Centre extends these capabilities for customer-owned fleets, delivering integrated logistical support without the need for in-house maintenance infrastructure. Typical services include documentation management, obsolescence monitoring, spare-parts supply, repairs, pre-flight and post-flight checks, and both Line- and Depot-level maintenance.

 Airbus has extensive experience operating MALE (Medium Altitude, Long Endurance) uncrewed systems in real-world missions, enabling customers to sustain mission capability between deployments. Through tailored continuation programmes and operational support, we help maintain crew proficiency and system readiness across the mission lifecycle.

 This proven model has been effective in demanding international operations. One example is Airbus’ support to the German Armed Forces during the NATO Mission in Afghanistan and the United Nations Mission in Mali, where Airbus rapidly provided a lease-operate-maintain service model using the Heron 1 MALE uncrewed system. The scope (also) included training, pre-flight and post-flight checks, maintenance, repairs and overhaul, as well as system certification and integration into operational environments.

Engineering & Tool Chain

Airbus provides the engineering resources required to design, integrate and sustain uncrewed aircraft systems. These capabilities support concept development, system integration and continued airworthiness.

They include mechanical and electrical installation, structural and airframe work, general air vehicle and systems engineering, mission system development (Blue Chain), testing, research and technology, research and development, and avionics and payload integration. Airbus also provides production support, continued airworthiness services, UAS certification expertise, Ground Control Station and Human-Machine Interface development, and cargo load control capabilities.

Production & Maintenance

Airbus supports stable production and reliable maintenance of uncrewed aircraft systems through certified Production Organisation Approval and Maintenance Organisation Approval from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA POA and MOA) and the German Military Aviation Authority (GMAA POA and MOA). Additional resources are also available for engineering support, mechanical and electrical installation, avionics work, maintenance services, structural repairs, non-destructive testing (NDT) and continued airworthiness management through Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation (CAMO) tracking.

UAS Ground Control Stations

Airbus offers highly flexible Ground Control Stations that meet customer requirements for Mission Management, Payload Management and Exploitation Command & Control Interface. These stations are designed with scalable, data-driven interfaces that can adapt to different operational needs.

From proven operational missions to innovative systems support, Airbus combines service expertise with hands-on experience. Explore our specialised solutions that demonstrate how Airbus UAS Services perform in real operations, across multiple platforms.